"Phew~~ Brother Chen, do you think we can succeed?" the fat man asked anxiously.
For over a year, he barely paid attention to the space nodes, focusing all his attention on this research. He didn't seem like a lord at all, more like a mechanic. Now, it's finally time to see the results.
"It's definitely possible!" Ye Chen nodded and said firmly.
Amidst the expectant gazes of the others, he began to mobilize the soul energy within Fengdu City. This was the purest soul energy accumulated in Fengdu City over many years, enough to create a completely new soul.
A chilling energy surged past everyone, yet no one felt fear. All looked expectantly into the cabin, hoping for a possible miracle to occur.
This time, Ye Chen did not pour his soul energy into the entire control room, but only into the control host, or more precisely, the small area of the main control chip.
In his vision, this wisp of soul would be injected into the main control chip to create a virtual consciousness. Of course, this virtual consciousness would already be set with strict instructions, which meant that it must obey the user's commands, especially the first user, who would have the highest authority.
Ye Chen did not intend to truly create a completely new soul, like a lich or a banshee. An overly strong self-awareness would lead it to eventually evolve into a terrifying existence like the Mechanical Empire, or to fall into depravity like a lich.
Therefore, Ye Chen only wanted to give him a little consciousness so that he could help the user control the entire control room and even the entire mecha. Even if a huge crisis really occurred in the end, he could simply remove the thumb-sized chip and re-insert it into another control room to wake him up again.
In other words, Ye Chen designed the central control room to be a "useless shell" that could be discarded at any time, just like the mecha. The real core or soul was only that small main control chip.
"Boom~~~" A large amount of soul power poured down and quickly passed through the other side of the control room. Souls cannot be retained by ordinary mediums, but Ye Chen did not stop. He continued to mobilize soul energy to cleanse the control room. He even relied on the power of the lord to forcibly fix a large mass of soul energy in the control room, causing the two to continuously merge.
During the year-long experiment, Ye Chen discovered that although soul energy could not be retained by ordinary mediums, a tiny bit of it would remain each time the main control chip was flushed.
To this end, Ye Chen even placed these main control chips in Fengdu City for a year, soaking them in the Sea of Souls morning and night to ensure they were thoroughly marinated.
Moreover, a trace of soul crystal was even added to the materials used to manufacture the storage unit to ensure that soul energy could be gathered to the greatest extent possible. Only in this way could it be possible to eventually give birth to a trace of consciousness.
"How could this be? It's been an hour and there's still no movement!" The fat man bit his finger, pacing anxiously back and forth, his eyes constantly scanning the detection instrument. As long as there was an autonomous reaction in the main control chip, the instrument would respond, but even after more than an hour of soul energy flushing, there was still no movement.
"What's your rush? It's only been a few minutes! We're building a divine artifact!" Ye Chen said irritably. Although he was also anxious, he was incredibly annoyed by the fat man's constant nagging.
"Yes, yes, you're right, we're building a divine artifact! It's not that easy! It's not that easy!" The fat man forced himself to calm down and continued to look in the direction of the control room, waiting for a miracle to happen.
"Alright, have something to drink, don't be so tense! You've done your best, you'll definitely be fine!" Jian Mengyi brought over several glasses of special juice to comfort her.
Ye Chen took a glass of juice. It was made with fourth-tier Vermilion Fruit and other tree fruits. It had many miraculous effects and was extremely rare. Ordinary people couldn't even get their hands on it, but they used it to make juice.
His gaze swept over the mech and the control room as he pondered whether it was necessary to use some Primal Points to see if it would have any effect.
However, he didn't want to do that until the very end, because once he used the Primordial Points, it would mean that the mecha would be difficult to mass-produce. After all, the Primordial Points were something unique to him and could not be made public at will. This was also the reason why he prioritized soul energy.
While soul energy is also rare, it is not entirely impossible to replicate. Some seventh-tier demigod-level lords with the power of the dead can easily obtain a large amount of soul power, and seventh-tier mechs should be products of the demigod level.
"Boom!" Suddenly, a thunderous sound rang in everyone's ears. Ye Chen and the others were startled, but the fat man suddenly exclaimed, "It moved! It moved! It moved!"
Ye Chen immediately turned his head to look, and saw that a lot of random characters were scrolling on the testing instrument. Even so, as long as it reacted, it meant that the main control chip had succeeded. It was just that the data it fed back was unrecognizable to the instrument.
"We did it! Brother Chen! We did it! Ah!!!" The fat man shouted excitedly, turned around and hugged Ye Chen tightly.
Jian Mengyi, who was standing next to them, was stunned but didn't pay any attention to them. She was surprised that the two's idea had actually succeeded. They had really created a divine artifact with the strength of a fourth-tier lord.
Jian Mengyi felt that all of this was very dreamlike, and even exceeded her understanding of the lord.
"I know, I know! Don't rush, don't forget there's still the test drive!" After a brief moment of astonishment, Ye Chen was also filled with excitement. However, he hadn't forgotten the important matter. The current change in the instrument only meant that the chip was reacting, but whether it was the result they wanted still needed to be determined through experiments.
"Yes, yes, yes! Test drive! Test drive! We're not even sure if it will actually start! Where's the person who's supposed to test drive it? I remember it was someone from your company!" The fat man snapped out of his daze and said excitedly, shouting loudly to those around him.
"Stop shouting, the person hasn't come over yet!" Ye Chen said helplessly, raising his hand to pull the test driver who was far away in New Aini City over.
He wasn't a well-known figure, but a young man who had just graduated from the Elf Royal Academy. His strength wasn't particularly high, barely reaching the fourth rank, but he was a vampire with an immortal body and powerful mental strength.
The choice of test pilot was carefully considered. This is the first mecha. Although it is a test machine, it still needs to recognize a master. Therefore, it must be handed over to someone who can truly play a role, preferably someone who can grow together with it.
Therefore, it is not suitable for the various races of the prehistoric world, as they do not need such weapons. The best option is to select people from New Aini City.
Piloting a mecha requires a strong body and powerful mental strength, making a vampire boy with an immortal body an excellent choice.
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